Author Archives: MN Gordon

Ten Things to Expect from Obamacare in 2014

Ten Things to Expect from Obamacare in 2014 By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. It’s been clear to anyone paying attention that the October “rollout” of Obamacare has been a turbulent, confusing disaster.  Sloppy IT systems and technological failures combined to … Continue reading →

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The New Era of Fed Activism

The basic characteristic of an overextended government is that its institutions are rotten.  Take the U.S. Post Office, for instance.  It lost $15.9 billion in 2012.  That’s over $43.5 million per day – flushed down the toilet – for an … Continue reading →

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Janet Yellen’s Bad Idea

Yesterday something quite remarkable happened.  House Republicans and President Obama talked.  We don’t know what it was they talked about.  But, perhaps, it had something to do with raising the debt ceiling. Wall Street was elated.  The DOW and the … Continue reading →

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How American Government’s Supposed to Work

It appears things are finally reversing course.  After years of expanding, the bull market in government may have finally hit an inflection point.  This is great news.  For a reduction in the size of government compared to the overall economy … Continue reading →

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